Winnebago County will transition to efileIL for all Civil Filings
effective August 30, 2018.

The current FCE E-filing portal used by attorneys will no longer be
available on August 29th at 5:00 pm. All users will be
required to efile in civil cases from an approved provider. Service
providers may be found at http://Efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm

The Winnebago
County Circuit Court announced today that it received a $50,000 grant from the
State Justice Institute to fund an efficiency study conducted by the National
Center for State Courts.

"The
17th Circuit has been recognized statewide and beyond for its innovation and
expertise," said Chief Judge Eugene Doherty, "but we are always
interested in learning how we can do our job even better."

The
study will focus on the Court's economic efficiency and update a process
efficiency study conducted in 2012. The
team working with the Court includes experts in finance, business management,
and court case-flow management. Judge Doherty said that the subject matter
expertise from the team at the National Center for State Courts is essential if
the study is to produce useful recommendations.
"All across the country, courts have undertaken innovative
techniques that have led to creating greater efficiency in court processes. The National Center tracks these developments
so that the lessons learned elsewhere might be shared with courts like
ours. There is no substitute for
expertise in the judiciary; it is essential that we turn to experts who know
the unique responsibilities of a court system.
We are lucky to have this kind of assistance."

The
grant required the Court to match ten percent of the grant amount; the Court
was able to accomplish this out of its existing budget and without asking for
any additional funding from the County.

Results
of the study are expected early in 2019 and will be made publically available.